«I really started to play much better than in my previous matches. I had a very difficult start, the first two matches were so tough, I didn’t show my best tennis. But I tried to fight, so I found the options to play my game. Today I managed to reach a high level and it finally happened, - said Vera Zvonareva in her post-interview. – I often focus on physical training because I had a long hiatus. When I started to play last year, I had a lot of injuries prior. I understand that tennis has become more athletic. Physical training often plays a more important role than technical training. You need to improve all the components of the game to play at a high level».

In R3 Zvonareva will face the winner of the match Sevastova-Putintseva.